Due to his wife’s critical remarks, the Penrith Panthers head coach has decided to end his…
Ivan Cleary, the coach of the Penrith Panthers, was fined $20,000 for casting doubt on the integrity of the match official on Saturday.
According to the NRL, the Panthers are unlikely to contest the coach’s fine.
Cleary asserted on Saturday that the Raiders had been “managed” back into the game by the match officials.
The CEO of the NRL, Andrew Abdo, expressed his disappointment at remarks made by a high-ranking individual in the sport casting doubt on the objectivity of match officials.
According to Abdo, leaders ought to exhibit professionalism and set the bar high for the game; remarks of this nature will not be accepted.
On Thursday, the Roosters and Storm will play in round 14 of the NRL at 9:50 p.m.
The Panthers and Warriors play on Friday at 8 p.m.; FBC Sports will broadcast the game live on the Walesi platform.
The Eels and Dragons will play their second game on Friday at 9:55 p.m.
On Saturday, there will be three games: the Sharks versus the Titans at 5 p.m., followed by the Rabbitohs versus the Cowboys at 7.30 p.m.
Watch live on FBC Sports as the Rabbitohs take on the Cowboys.
Semi Valemei’s Raiders wrestle the Broncos at 9:35 p.m.
On Sunday, there will be two games: the Knights vs Sea Eagles at 4 p.m. and the Bulldogs vs West Tigers at 6 p.m.
Following Stephen Crichton’s admission earlier in the year of a handshake deal with coach Ivan Cleary, which his new manager is now disputing, the drama surrounding Crichton’s future is expected to get even more intense.
In The Sun Herald on Sunday, Danny Weidler, a colleague at Nine, wrote that Crichton’s new management company, headed by agent Sam Ayoub, was “bemused to say the least” about an alleged $1.5 million handshake deal that this column had disclosed a few weeks prior.
Following the center’s admission of a handshake agreement with Ivan Cleary (left), the way the Stephen Crichton (right) extension has been handled may blow up in the next few days.
Following the center’s admission of a handshake agreement with Ivan Cleary (left), the way the Stephen Crichton (right) extension has been handled may blow up in the next few days.CREDIT: SMH
The club is being threatened by the very idea of the handshake agreement; according to Weidler’s report on Sunday, “the more that is suggested, the greater the chance there could be a problem.”
However, unbeknownst to Ayoub and unpublished beforehand, Crichton was specifically asked if he had vowed to honor the deal Penrith put forward mid-season, which wasn’t signed off on as a courtesy from the club to allow the 20-year-old to leave his former manager Mark Stewart in November. This was during grand final week in an interview with The Herald.
“I’ve heard you say, ‘I’m not going to change my mind, a deal is a deal,’ after shaking hands with Ivan. a spoken understanding. Is that accurate? On October 18, the Herald asked Crichton.
“Yeah, yeah,” Crichton answered, then made a suggestion that he would throw out the contract. “I’m just trying to figure out what’s best for my family and me, especially since I’m the only one who can support my parents and pay the bills at home. My goal is to secure a favorable agreement that will relieve my parents of their employment obligations.
